Microsoft Word In 30 Minutes (paperback)

Take your Microsoft Word skills to the next level! Learn how to use powerful design, review, and collaboration tools in Word 2016, Word Online, and other versions of the popular word processor. (ISBN: 978-1-939924-70-4)

Product Description

How good are your Microsoft Word skills? In 30 minutes, author Angela Rose will show you how to become a power user of Word 2016 for Windows and macOS. Even if you have used MS Word in the past, this guide will demonstrate tools and time-saving tips that will help you make a bigger impact when writing letters, reports, essays, resumes, manuscripts, and other documents. Microsoft Word In 30 Minutes also covers Word Online, Microsoft’s free (but limited) online alternative.

Topics

MS Word interface basics, from Backstage View to the Ribbon

Office 365 subscriptions and OneDrive

Display options for individual documents

How to work with multiple windows in Microsoft Word

Working with .docx, .doc, .txt, PDF, and other file formats in Word 2016 and Word Online

Locating recovered files

Printing documents, envelopes, and labels

How to format text using the toolbar

How to format Word documents using styles, themes, and style sets

Creating Word documents with professional-quality templates

How to create tables and charts in MS Word

Adding images, video, and hyperlinks

How to automatically create a table of contents in Word

Adding footnotes, endnotes, citations, a bibliography, and an index

Word spelling, tracking, and other reviewing tools

Collaboration tools, from comments to live collaboration

How to protect your Word document

There are lots of examples, screenshots, and offbeat anecdotes from the author. Whether you are new to MS Word, or want to familiarize yourself with the new features and interface of Word 2016 compared to older versions (Word 2013, Word 2010, Word 2007, Word 2003, etc.), Microsoft Word In 30 Minutes is a great guide.

Additional information

Weight

7 oz

Dimensions

9 x 6 x .25 in

3 reviews for Microsoft Word In 30 Minutes (paperback)

Frank–December 1, 2016

The publisher sent me an advance copy of “Microsoft Word in 30 Minutes” to review, and I was pleasantly surprised. It’s a good book. I guess I wasn’t expecting much because of the “in 30 minutes” part of the title, but I found it a very well written, nicely illustrated, clear and concise overview of Word 2016 for beginners. If you’re an intermediate or advanced user of other versions of Word, you probably don’t need it. There are some new features in Word 2016, but they’re not incomprehensible. But if you’re new to Word, or haven’t worked with Word’s ribbon bar before (or you just learn better from books and manuals), then I think you’ll find this little volume a real help.

The author covers all the basics very clearly, and there are even cat anecdotes to liven up the text, which I enjoyed. It covers everything you need to get up to speed on using Word, and all that’s left is the practice–and the journey of discovery involved in using the program. It’s sometimes frustrating (Word, not the book), but it’s the standard, so it’s well worth your while to learn it and learn it well. It’s a tool designed to help anyone who works with words, and it’ll save you both time and money if you know how to use it well.

The back of the book has a list of keyboard shortcuts as well as a nice index with hyperlinks to the pages in it. (I read the PDF version.) That in itself is a touch of professionalism; since I’m an indexer, I know how much longer it takes to prepare an index like that. They’ve obviously put a lot of thought and work into this book, so if you’re just getting started in Word, give it a try.

Angela–January 8, 2017

Especially helped me with another piece of a puzzle to me on on how to finish making my illustrations stay on page where I wanted it to stay.

Word 2016 Cheat Sheet (printed)

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